jvd

That would be nice that way I can out do my rival Casey Jones!

Great job updating guys! The only people that didnt update that are active are
@Mook
Shame! (Just kidding) 
@Green
@jvd
@Gudnason
with huge updates! 
Keep that up and we will be the best in the league!

Brock Dragonslayer, a promising young player from from Season 53, has seemingly returned! His puzzling reemergence has the VHLM staff stumped, they know he can't legally play, but they don't know what they can do about it. For the first three games of the season, the refs just let him play, and you can bet the Yukon Rush didn't mind. Through the first three games Brock amassed 5 goals and 3 assists for a total of 8 points, to go along with a staggering 31 shots on goal. The league has filed a court injunction, holding Dragonslayer to the rules and barring him from playing, and even the Yukon Rush management have asked him not to return for their next game. We'll find out soon if this will be enough to keep him off the ice. In the meantime, one has to wonder what other retired players, who have to much experience for the minors are thinking? I'm guessing the steps the league has taken will be enough and we won't see anymore of Brock, but you have to wonder why the refs let him on the ice at all.

One sim and then like 5 of us noticed it....

Brock Dragonslayer, a promising young player from from Season 53, has seemingly returned! His puzzling reemergence has the VHLM staff stumped, they know he can't legally play, but they don't know what they can do about it. For the first three games of the season, the refs just let him play, and you can bet the Yukon Rush didn't mind. Through the first three games Brock amassed 5 goals and 3 assists for a total of 8 points, to go along with a staggering 31 shots on goal. The league has filed a court injunction, holding Dragonslayer to the rules and barring him from playing, and even the Yukon Rush management have asked him not to return for their next game. We'll find out soon if this will be enough to keep him off the ice. In the meantime, one has to wonder what other retired players, who have to much experience for the minors are thinking? I'm guessing the steps the league has taken will be enough and we won't see anymore of Brock, but you have to wonder why the refs let him on the ice at all.

Brock Dragonslayer, a promising young player from from Season 53, has seemingly returned! His puzzling reemergence has the VHLM staff stumped, they know he can't legally play, but they don't know what they can do about it. For the first three games of the season, the refs just let him play, and you can bet the Yukon Rush didn't mind. Through the first three games Brock amassed 5 goals and 3 assists for a total of 8 points, to go along with a staggering 31 shots on goal. The league has filed a court injunction, holding Dragonslayer to the rules and barring him from playing, and even the Yukon Rush management have asked him not to return for their next game. We'll find out soon if this will be enough to keep him off the ice. In the meantime, one has to wonder what other retired players, who have to much experience for the minors are thinking? I'm guessing the steps the league has taken will be enough and we won't see anymore of Brock, but you have to wonder why the refs let him on the ice at all.

Claim 2

Nice to beat the defending chapms for the first win of the season! 17 shots in two games for Denning!

Great draft recap! 
Good use of variety, especially in the opening sentences, on the player summaries. That makes for an easy read and gives it a professional tone. The .gifs are gravy on top +1 
 
Edit: I'm glad the VHLM is getting a lot of love in the media spots!

Only a few short days ago the S57 Dispersal Draft was held and the Yukon Rush had themselves one hell of a draft. Let us meet the new members.
 
2nd Overall - D - Dragon McDragon - @JardyB10

The rearguard from Moose Jaw is an impressive specimen at 6'5" and 210 pounds. McDragon could certainly stand to add some muscle to his frame in the future to better handle the rigors of professional hockey. The Yukon management is not complaining though, he boasts some of the best defensive IQ in the draft and his headman pass is already on par with some veteran players in the league. McDragon has already started working on his skating; it is not quite good enough to call average but coaches say he is a quick study and it won't be long until he is a stud.
 
7th Overall - G - Burger King - @Tyler

 
Knowing that you can't win without a good goal tender the Rush made sure to target one early in the draft. King comes in at 6'4", which is a pretty typical size for goalies in today's game. The young net-minder is raw in terms of skill but has sky-high potential and could end up surprising a lot of players who think they are in for an easy game. The tendy from Houston is well rounded but once he gets some professional coaching we could see a drastic change in style.
 
12th Overall - Otto Axelsson - Dangles13

 
The Rush went with another raw player with high upside at 12th and also another position of need. Swedish center Otto Axelsson is unheralded and not particularly skilled at any one thing. He projects as a well-rounded play-making center and at 6'2" he is a big pivot with strength to play a good two-way game. Can the young Swede deliver on his draft position or will join the ranks of so many before him who couldn't handle the pressure of being a professional athlete?
 
17th Overall - LW - Vincent Oakhart - @Boomcheck

 
Keeping up with the pattern of drafting big fellas, the Rush took big sniper Oakhart to complement Axelsson's pass first mentality. The heaviest player Yukon selected projects to be a goal scoring phenom who can skate and crash bodies with aplomb. Less raw than some of the other players drafted he might be leaned on heavily to start the season but if early indications are to be trusted he can handle the load.
 
22nd Overall - RW - Matthew Clyne - @haffiedq

 
The first player less than six feet for the Rush is offensive minded American born Matthew Clyne. The undersized winger can skate and shoot but is also an underrated passer who can dish with the best of them. He might have a hard time adjusting to the pros with his small stature and his reluctance to hit the gym may find him in the coach’s dog house more often than not.
 
27th Overall - LW - Larry Lobster - @VHLwhat

 
Last pick of the Rush is American born Larry Lobster, another big shoot first player.  While he has a cannon for a shot he doesn’t bring too much to the table and scouts have questioned his upside. Hopefully Larry can grow beyond his expectations and prove the doubters wrong.
 
 

Scored 6 TPE on my last graphic,I gotta try n get one in before Sunday,plus practice fac.Already did 8 graph reviews and the 590.
Top em up boys'!
 

Waiting for S57 to start like

I really appreciate the work you do on these! Good snapshot of the upcoming season and +1 for the pun.
 
Can we count on a few of these throughout the season?

Hey VHLMers (and anyone else who reads this!)  Last season I started an article which each week analyzed TPE factors for each team.  These factors include each teams total TPE, the weekly increases, the average TPE per player on the team, the teams relative position in the league, and which player was the current highers TPE earner.  Seeing as last year was a bit of an anomaly concerning the amount of players in the league and such I thought I would do it again this year to see the differences year to year.  (also, now that I understand how things work in the league, I will have a better idea of what I'm looking for and as this continues it will certainly change and evolve)
 
Without further ado, lets check out our pre season rankings!
 
Team                                             Total TPE   (Increased TPE)              Average TPE per player                    League Position                 Top TPE Earner
1. Oslo Storm                                   1073                 (0)                              59.61  (18 players)                                                    D - Nicodemus Raven, TPE: 107 (SEA).
2. Ottawa Lynx                                   998                 (0)                             71.29    (14 players)                                                    C - Corey Klopfenstein, TPE: 157 (CGY)
3. Saskatoon Wild                             852                 (0)                                71      (12 players)                                                    LW - Phil Bennington, TPE: 161
4. Yukon Rush                                   786                  (0)                             49.13   (16 players)                                                    D - Augustus Gloop, TPE: 141 (20 Banked) (SEA)
5. Las Vegas Aces                            751                  (0)                             50.06   (15 players)                                                    D - Colton Rayne, TPE: 175 (14 Banked)
 
League Total TPE                            4460                (+0)                           59.46  (75 players)
 
 
So! some big differences from last year, and some similarities.  The Storm, after a disappointing last place finish last year, are poised to take the league by.... wait for it..... it's too easy..... should I?..... yea I'm going to....  STORM.  They begin this year as the only team in quadruple digits for total team TPE.  The addition of first round pick Jasper Canmore @Bushito plus the retention of some good depth from last year should vault the Storm into an early season lead.  They also happen to have the deepest roster with 18 players, and a good Average TPE of 59.61, despite having the lowest top TPE Earned. 
The Lynx, just like.. fuck man, there's no holding them down.  GM @Beaviss Pairs some decent late round draft picks with a great foundation, and lands him and his team in the 2nd spot, boasting the highest average TPE per player.  After a disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Aces  last season, look for the Lynx to be early favorites for this years founders cup. 
The Wild for the second year in a row have weird stats.  I just cant put my finger on this team.  They are right smack dab in the middle of the road TPE wise, yet they more of less match the Ottawa Lynx for average TPE.  That may be due to having the smallest roster in the VLHM, but it is also due to the potential steal of the draft falling into their laps.  Surprisingly, LW Phill Bennington @Phil Dropped to third overall and the Wild walked out of the draft with a huge smile on their face.  This team could be the dark horse if Phil gets hot in the playoffs this year. 
The Rush come in 4th for total TPE, but fall into last for average TPE.  The Rush have a lot of great options on defense.  The addition of 1st round pick Dragon McDragon @JardyB10 only improves and already deep defensive core.  This team will rely on these defensmen to withstand the more offensively focused teams. 
That leads us to your defending Founder Cup Champions, the one, the only, the razzling, dazzling, envy of everyone in the VHLM and I dare you to tell me otherwise Las Vegas Aces .  After dominating their way through the VHLM playoffs last year with only 2 losses, the Aces will look to begin building towards their next great team.  The only returning member of the Championship team is Defenseman Colton Rayne @Spade18.  Most of the rest of the players from last year were either taken in the draft and playing in the VHL (many in the first round), or were placed back into the draft and dispersed among the league  First round pick Lavar Ball @Mr.Baller looks to be a sure fire prospect, and newly acquired center ice man Vaclav Hrdina @diamond_ace has the opportunity to be a workhorse offensively for this team.  Other draft picks of this year Mikka Toivonen @James and Joseph Lenin @Bolsheviks had impressive pre draft showings, so we will see if they can keep up the effort and help this team up the ranks.  
 
Even with a relatively thin VHLM draft, we're looking forward to another exciting VHLM season!
 
Best,
 
Spade
 

Now you can grammar nazi for TPE

Projected Lines:
 
KIASKOV - KLOP - DENNING
SHIRO - LONGROD - CLARK
WEISE - KLOP - FART
KIASKOV - LONGROD - DENNING
 
WARLOCK - HO LEE
GUD - WARLOCK
HO LEE - GUD
 
O TARTH
OTT 1

Thanks for the top GM award guys!

Cup or bust!

I'll be joining you man.Beaves gonna be counting on us for offence.

3 works for me so I can go back to the VHLM

+5 skating
+5 puck handling

3 works for me so I can go back to the VHLM

With the 9th overall pick HC Davos Dynamo are proud to select the enigma of the VHL Ko Kane
 
and with the 10th overall pick HC Davos Dynamo are proud to select Matt Denning!

I came into the league with 5 or so good ideas for media spots. I wrote them, I did my one-time tasks, and now I feel like I'm regurgitating the same things that others have written 1000 times just to get my weekly TPE. It's not too hard to find something to bang out 500 words on, but it's really hard to find something you can get excited about writing.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm still having fun here. (Beaviss gets some credit for keeping me interested). 
 
I'd suggest adding one or two more once per career activities to allow us to do more original writing and give the VHLM players a little developement boost. I'm not sure what those once pwr career pieces should be, but I'll do some brain storming and leave suggestions in this thread.

I came into the league with 5 or so good ideas for media spots. I wrote them, I did my one-time tasks, and now I feel like I'm regurgitating the same things that others have written 1000 times just to get my weekly TPE. It's not too hard to find something to bang out 500 words on, but it's really hard to find something you can get excited about writing.
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm still having fun here. (Beaviss gets some credit for keeping me interested). 
 
I'd suggest adding one or two more once per career activities to allow us to do more original writing and give the VHLM players a little developement boost. I'm not sure what those once pwr career pieces should be, but I'll do some brain storming and leave suggestions in this thread.